Do You Have A Solid Foundation?

Written by Sibyl McLendon


Do You Have A Solid Foundation? by Sibyl McLendon

My husband was contacted recently from a client of his who had fallen on hard times. The man hurt his back, and was forced to go on disability because he is unable to do his job anymore. A week after this happened his wife lost her job. Depressed and very angry, he called my husband to tell his tale, to complain and look for sympathy. He didn’t get much from us.

The true test of a person is not how they act when times are good. It is very easy to be happy, generous and have a positive outlook when everything is great. If people create a solid foundation when times are good, it is going to make things a lot easier when times aren’t so good. Hard times magnify a person’s true nature.

If you have developed a solid spiritual foundation for yourself when your life is going great, it is going to carry you through tough times. How you perceive negative occurrences,repparttar perspective you look at them from, determines how quickly you can overcome adversity. These perspectives are developed over time. It is too late to work on this whenrepparttar 123582 bad times hit;repparttar 123583 time to buildrepparttar 123584 foundation is when everything is going great in your life. Chances are, when you are surrounded by adversity, you won’t haverepparttar 123585 energy orrepparttar 123586 will to start from scratch on this.

Ten Commandments of Goal Setting

Written by Jaime Mintun


Setting goals is risky business. Depending on how you set your goals, they can elevate you or they can devastate you. And you want to know a secret? Not everyone who succeeds in life sets goals.

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Like any tool, however, your goals can be powerful victory-builders. But be careful. If you set your goals too high, you’ll quickly become frustrated and experience feelings of failure andrepparttar 123581 desire to give up. If you set your goals too low, you won’t be motivated to strive.

Though few people talk about it, there are certain tactics you can use to ensure that your goals significantly aid you in achieving success. Rather than simply berepparttar 123582 measuring stick for your achievement, each goal will serve as a vehicle that gets you there. I call these tacticsrepparttar 123583 Ten Commandments of Goal Setting.

The Ten Commandments of Goal Setting

1. Thou Shall Be Passionate: more powerful than any goal you ever set isrepparttar 123584 passion you have for what you want, what you do, and who you are. Find your passion first, then set your goals around that.

2. Thou Shall Be Realistic: if your goal is to make a million dollars in one year, and you only make $500,000, according to your goal, you’ve failed. Yet, you’ve made $500,000! Isn’t that a huge success? So why not set your goal at $100,000 dollars in one year, and beatrepparttar 123585 heck out of it five times that year?

3. Thou Shall Be Value-Driven: inrepparttar 123586 pursuit of wealth and satisfaction, many of us lose sight of our values and beliefs. Make a list of your goals, then a list of your values. If you can’t directly associate each goal with one of your values, maybe you shouldn’t invest your time in that particular goal.

4. Thou Shall Be Detailed:repparttar 123587 goal itself is almost never enough. The most effective goals are designed so that you knowrepparttar 123588 goal,repparttar 123589 date by which you will achieve it,repparttar 123590 quantity by which you will measure it (is “rich” $100,000 or $500,000?), and how it will change your life.

5. Thou Shall Plan: start withrepparttar 123591 end result in mind, then work backwards. For example, if your goal is that your teenager confides all her secrets to you,repparttar 123592 step before that has to be that she trusts you. To earn her trust, you have to listen, and allow her to tell you her mistakes.

6. Thou Shall Remain Accountable: find someone to hold you accountable to your goal, or create a system whereby you hold yourself accountable. An effective way to do this is to set a realistic “due date” for each step in your plan, and then report to yourself or a friend how far you’ve come in that step. These little goals are easier to measure and giverepparttar 123593 sense of accomplishment.

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